Ellis Park

Ellis Park in numbers

Ellis Park, in Johannesburg, South Africa, has staged 6 Tests in CricArcade's archives. The first was a Test between England and South Africa in 1948, and the most recent international here was in 1954.

Of the 6 Tests played at Ellis Park, 3 were drawn (50%), 3 won by the side batting first and 0 by the side batting second. South Africa have played 6 of those Tests and won 2, lost 1 and drawn or tied 3, a win rate of 33%. The average first-innings total was 467 in the 1940s (3 Tests) and 326 in the 1950s (3 Tests). Eric Rowan has made more Test runs here than anyone, 403 in 7 innings with 1 hundred, and Cuan McCarthy has taken the most wickets, 15 in 4 Tests. The highest total is England's 608 in 1948; the lowest completed innings New Zealand's 79 in 1954; the highest individual score Cyril Washbrook's 195 against South Africa in 1948; the best bowling Hugh Tayfield's 6 for 13 in 1954.

Tests at Ellis Park

6 Tests, 1948 to 1954. The first was England v South Africa on 27 December 1948: match drawn.

First-innings totals by decade

Most recent matches

• South Africa v New Zealand (Test, 29 January 1954): South Africa won by 9 wickets
• South Africa v New Zealand (Test, 24 December 1953): South Africa won by 132 runs
• Australia v South Africa (Test, 10 February 1950): Match drawn
• Australia v South Africa (Test, 24 December 1949): Australia won by an innings and 85 runs
• England v South Africa (Test, 12 February 1949): Match drawn
• England v South Africa (Test, 27 December 1948): Match drawn